"Control room, what's causing this shaking?"
Garcia's adjutant roared into the radio, but the reply came back in a flustered voice.
"—We don't know! No enemy craft have been detected in the area!"
"But that was clearly the shock from an explosion!"
No sooner had Garcia spoken than another shockwave came, this one even closer.
A low, deep boom rolled in with a violent tremor, nearly knocking Commander Garcia off his feet.
"Damn it, is this what an outside attack feels like!?"
Commander Garcia barked, not entirely certain.
He had thought at first that this was the work of those members of the Archangel, but he quickly pushed the idea down.
There was no way those few people from the Archangel could pull off something on this scale.
And the force of the explosions was clearly coming from outside.
This time, what came over the radio was a cry of shock.
"There's a M-Mobile Suit inside the defense zone?"
"—What did you say?"
The news left Garcia and the others stunned.
They had always firmly believed the umbrella was absolutely secure. The report before them was simply impossible.
But the control room had no reason to tell such a pointless lie.
"The umbrella's been breached... How is that possible!"
"Damn it!"
"Hey! What are you doing!"
"Open the hatch, now!"
Suddenly, an uproar came from above.
It turned out Kira had taken advantage of the moment when several technicians were too stunned to pay attention, kicking them out and casually shutting the cockpit hatch of the Strike Gundam.
The soldiers who had just been about to fight back could do absolutely nothing against the Strike Gundam's heavy hatch.
The Strike Gundam, which had long since been ready to start up, lit up its eyes at that moment.
The soldiers hurriedly